Sensing apparatus
US10871864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sensing apparatus for determining relative amounts of force applied to a sensing surface at a plurality of locations, the sensing apparatus comprising: a capacitive sensor element comprising the sensing surface, wherein the capacitive sensor element is moveably mounted; a displacement sensor element for detecting changes in the displacement of the capacitive sensor element; capacitive sensing circuitry coupled to the capacitive sensor element and configured to determine locations for a plurality of objects capacitively coupled to the sensing surface; displacement sensing circuitry coupled to the displacement sensor element and configured to determine changes in the displacement of the capacitive sensor element at a plurality of different locations; and processing circuitry configured to determine a location at which a net displacement load acts on the sensing surface from the determined changes in displacement of the sensor element, and to establish relative amounts of the net displacement load on the determined locations.
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